•Late Dan Agbese The family of celebrated journalist and co-founder of the defunct Newswatch magazine, Dan Agbese, has released the burial arrangements following his passing on Monday, November 17, 2025. He died at the age of 81. His death was confirmed in a statement issued by the Agbese family of the Ikpilogwu clan in Agila […]
•Bandits The father of the bride who was abducted in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State yesterday, has confirmed that the kidnappers have contacted the family, and he is appealing to government authorities and security agencies to intervene urgently. Malam Umaru Chacho told journalists that visited the village today th...
•Akpabio and late Dan Agbese The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has described the passing of veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch magazine, Chief Dan Agbese, as “a monumental loss to Nigeria’s journalism family and to all who value truth, integrity, and courageous storytelling.” In a heartfelt condolenc...
•Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, today, said that an effective child protection system is a prerequisite for any nation aspiring to achieve growth and development. He also warned that the collapse of marriages and homes is fuelling youth crime, reports The PUNCH. He stated this while addressing [&helli...
•Bayero University Kano Four years after his mysterious disappearance, a former undergraduate student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Shafiu Auwal Ibrahim, has been found alive in Kaduna, where he had reportedly been living with an Islamic scholar. Shafiu, who hails from Janbulo area of Kano metropolis, went missing in 2021 under unclear cir...
•Emmanuel Otache In this interview, 46-year-old Emmanuel Otache relives the night his pregnant wife and three children died in a building collapse at Magodo, Lagos, and his parents were killed by Fulani herdsmen in Benue, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: Can you take us back to the moment you realised the building had collapsed, and what [&he...
•Tinubu and late Herbert Macaulay The family of the late Herbert Macaulay has condemned the federal government’s decision to include the renowned nationalist in a recent list of posthumous pardons granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At a press conference in Lagos yesterday, the family, supported by elder statesman and Atona Oodua of Yoruba...
•Anthony Taylor Premier League referee Anthony Taylor says his family no longer attends high-profile matches due to the constant barrage of abuse he receives. In an interview with BBC Sport, the British official spoke about the “worst situation” he had faced, when he was harassed by angry Roma fans following the 2023 Europa League final [&hell...
•Abubakar Idris a.k.a. Dadiyata Six years after the mysterious abduction of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, in Kaduna State, the family and Amnesty International have faulted the federal government for what they described as its “deafening silence and shameful inaction” in resolving the activist’s disappearance seven years later. ...
•Peter Obi signs condolence register in Daura The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, is currently in Daura, Katsina State, to offer his condolences to the family of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obi was spotted at Buhari’s Daura residence today, a day after the former President was [&hell...

